The series premiere of Steven Bochco’s “Murder in the First” did fairly killer business for TNT on Monday night, drawing a total of 4.9 million viewers across two plays to give the network its biggest series launch in two years.
Meanwhile,the season premiere of “Major Crimes” drew 6.7 million total viewers across two plays, improving marginally over last year’s season premiere.
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With its initial 10 p.m. broadcast, “Murder in the First” nabbed 3.8 million total viewers, which made it the top basic-cable series launch so far this year.